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Rockdale, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°19′01″N 84°50′49″W / 39.31694°N 84.84694°W / 39.31694; -84.84694
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Rockdale, Indiana
The Salmon Turrell Farmstead in Rockdale
The Salmon Turrell Farmstead in Rockdale
Rockdale is located in Indiana
Rockdale
Rockdale
Rockdale is located in the United States
Rockdale
Rockdale
Coordinates: 39°19′01″N 84°50′49″W / 39.31694°N 84.84694°W / 39.31694; -84.84694
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
TownshipWhitewater
Elevation669 ft (204 m)
ZIP code
47060
FIPS code18-65340[2]
GNIS feature ID442216[1]

Rockdale is an unincorporated community in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

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The post office Rockdale once contained originally had the name Wissel.[3] It operated from 1886 until 1903.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockdale, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was established as Wissel...
  4. ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.